[ jude really has no reason to argue, so he just nods with a grateful smile. ]
— All right. I'll take...
[ he hums thoughtfully before deciding: instead of using 9s' high score to pick out one big prize, jude decides to choose two smaller ones, instead. identical teddy bears, one white with a silver ribbon around its neck and one light blue with the same ribbon in navy. ]
This one is yours.
[ flushing a little — what if 9s thinks he's childish? — he offers the blue bear to 9s. its color scheme resembles jude's outfit, and his own resembles 9s', too. ]
no subject
— All right. I'll take...
[ he hums thoughtfully before deciding: instead of using 9s' high score to pick out one big prize, jude decides to choose two smaller ones, instead. identical teddy bears, one white with a silver ribbon around its neck and one light blue with the same ribbon in navy. ]
This one is yours.
[ flushing a little — what if 9s thinks he's childish? — he offers the blue bear to 9s. its color scheme resembles jude's outfit, and his own resembles 9s', too. ]